After a long day at work, sometimes all you want is a bit of silliness to lighten the mood.

And you're in luck if you go to see Paul Foot, with his latest tour, 'Tis a Pity She's a Piglet.

The first thing you need to know about the surrealist's new show is that there is no piglet themed jokes, or in fact any reference to piglets at all.

The only animal we see is Paul's toy monkey, which he creates 10 minutes of laughs in a routine where he decides to punch the monkey in the face, despite knowing it is an inanimate object.

"He is as much a physical comedian, and one funny look or movement gets the audience going"

Obviously the joke isn't done justice in black and white, but you start to understand the level of humour Paul operates in.

Clearly it is not for everyone.

Indeed, the couple sat in front obviously didn't get on board, and left about half way through his near 90 minute show.

But everyone else did.

He is as much a physical comedian, and one funny look or movement gets the audience going.

There is also the somewhat awkward crowd interactions, where Paul gets in someone's face during a rant, or tries to mount someone from the stage.

But it does not feel threatening as it would if done by other comedians.

So without any piglet content, Paul takes us through some of his regular surreal techniques, be it his one liners which he reads out from the back of a piece of paper with artwork on the other side, or his 'literal surrealism'.

This, which he tells the audience that he has just invented, involves coming up with scenarios which are possible but unlikely.

A businessman reassessing his credibility because he has sat in some chocolate, for example.

No, it doesn't make any sense, but it doesn't need to.

A more accessible form of surrealism can be found in Paul's friend Noel Fielding, but Paul goes the whole hog, building up to a brilliant last riff in which he lists all of the ingredients to a full English breakfast.

It would be too difficult to explain how he got there within the confines of a 400 word review.

You may have seen Paul on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, where he gave some star turns on the former music themed panel show, but it is in the live arena where he is at his best.